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Chapter XXXV
THE ART OF MAKING GOLD. The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed. Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion. "We have arrived," said the leader. "Only one door to open and shut behind us.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “THE ART OF MAKING GOLD.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Only one door to open and shut behind us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We have arrived," said the leader.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Only one door to open and shut behind us.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Only one door to open and shut behind us.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
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From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have arrived," said the leader.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE ART OF MAKING GOLD.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Only one door to open and shut behind us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ART OF MAKING GOLD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have arrived," said the leader.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have arrived," said the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ART OF MAKING GOLD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ART OF MAKING GOLD.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Only one door to open and shut behind us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only one door to open and shut behind us.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Only one door to open and shut behind us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have arrived," said the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ART OF MAKING GOLD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Only one door to open and shut behind us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have arrived," said the leader.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two threaded a narrow staircase which led, as did the grand stairs, to the first floor rooms, but a door was under an archway there, which the guide opened and the cardinal bravely walked into a dark corridor thus disclosed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Balsamo shut the door, and the sound of the closing made the visitor look back with some emotion.
